The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-03-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Ex-Alderman O'Neill, another of tn,
New York boodlers, has been consigned
to the Sing Sing prison.
Old mammas, who know everything
and who have been to the White House
often, declare that the Cleveland heir i.
expected next August. Wonder how they
know? No president has ever yet had :
child born to him in the White House.
Experiments at St. Petersburg with the
new explosive which have been made un
der the supervision of the government
have been attended with the greatest sue
cess. The explosive possesses fifteer
times greater destructive power than gun
powder. 1t does not produce any smoke
An incendiary fire at Portland. Oregon
on the morning Of the 8th destroyed three
blocks Of frame buildings, causing a loss
Of $125,O00; covered by about $40, ,OOC
insurance. The remains of two human
beings were found in the ruins. One is
known to be John Bell, a butcher; the Other
is unknown, probably Chinaman
Serious trouble is brewing between the
Chippewa Indians and half breeds, nea,
Turtle mountain, and white settlers or
account of the action of the sheriff in
locking up the stock belonging to natu-
rallied Indians for delinquent taxes. The
Indians sent 500 men and took the stock
back. The sheriff has asked help from
the military at Fort Totten.
The Interstate Land company, an or.
ganization with headquarters in Kansas
City, has completed the purchase of the
Arkansas land grant, comprising 10000.
900 acres, situated in Texas, New Mexico,
Colorado, and including portion of mo
mans Land" and all of the famous Max
well grant. This is the largest private land
purchase ever made in the United States.
A young married man, named Berthi-
aume, left Terrcbone, Quebec, fifteen
years ago for California to seek his for
tune, and year later his wife received
news of his death. About two years later
the woman married one OF the most promi-
nent merchants of the village, and has
lived with him ever since. \ few days
ago Berthiaume turned up, and the mat
ter having been left to hlm the Cure de-
cidcd that the woman must live with
Berthiaumc.
Alex Crawford, a negro murderer, was
taken from Jail by an immense crowd of
enraged citizens at Winona. Mimi, on
Monday, and hanged from the trestle on
the railroad near town. He made des-
perate fight in his cell against the crowd,
being armed with broomstick which he
welded with effect, but was finally over
powered. He died game, refusing to
make any declaration. His victim was
Mich. Loggins, a prominent merchant of
Winona, whom he killed on the evening
Of February 2Sth.
A terrible accident occurred at the
North Chicago rolling mills Tuesday
afternoon. The belt on the big fly wheel
in the machine shop became loose, and a
minute later the fly wheel flew into pieces,
huge fragments of iron being hurled in
every direction. The workmen, of whom
there were large number in the room,
were struck by the flying missiles, and
one Of them, Frederick Allen, was so
badly injured that he cannot live. Allen
was struck in the breast by a huge chunk
of iron, inf1icting horrible wound. which
left his lungs and heart exposed.
A package has been delivered at the
dead letter office, which was mailed in
Boston, and addressed to the Prince of
Wales, London, England. It was held
for postage. When it was opened it was
found to contain brass figure of Christ.
evidently detached from small crucifix,
and small glass tube containing white
liquid, and having two wires running
through the tube and projecting from
both ends. A paper inclosed contained
an incoherent sentence. The dead-letter
officials were apprehensive that the glass
tube might be an Internal machine, as it
was carefully packed in cotton, and they
are trying to find some one who will test
the qualities Of the liquid.
Conditions of the Northern Indian Treaty.
The agreement recently concluded be-
tween the Northwestern Indian commits
sion Oh behalf of the government. and the
Indians of the Blackfeet reservation IN
northern Montana, has been received at
the Indian bureau. By its terms three
separate reservations are set apart for the
permanent homes of the Indians, one for
the Peck agency Indians, another for the
Belknap agency Indians, and third for
the Indians of the Blackfoot agency, each
comprising an area of about 200 square